Suspension—Expulsion: (DAH 546-547):
Suspension
from school is not an ordinary punishment. It will be used when other
corrective measures have failed or a serious offense is committed. There are two types
of student
suspension, on-campus and home suspension. In either instance, the student will
be sent home for a given period of time with assigned work to make up for the
loss of class time.
Students who seriously or
habitually disrupt the learning environment of the school, or interfere with
the learning process of other students, are subject to serious disciplinary action.
This
action may result in detention after school, exclusion from the classroom or
class activities, suspension, or expulsion. The following procedures will be
followed for serious
disciplinary problems:
• Teacher
confers with student and parent follow-up action discussed;
No
Progress ---Continued Disruption
• Teacher
and principal confer with student parent to discuss follow-up
No
Progress ---Continued Disruption
• Parent
is asked by the principal to withdraw the child from St. Patrick's
Students
may be suspended or expelled without benefit of the above-outlined procedure
for certain offenses, which have an immediate and severe impact on the school,
staff or other students. The
kind(s) of behavior(s) that constitutes this kind of behavior may include, but
not be limited to:
§
Physical abuse of another person (E.C. 48903)
§
Possession or use of controlled or illegal substances
such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, etc. (E.C. 48904)
§
Possession of any device which may be used as a weapon.
(E.C. 48903)
§
Membership in a gang or association with a gang which impacts
the school in any way
§
“Tagging” anywhere on school grounds or on personal belongings
brought to school or to any school-sponsored activity
In
the case of excluding students from school, parents will be called and
must arrange to have their
son/daughter immediately removed from school. The final decision to expel a student rests with the
principal and, in parish schools, with the knowledge and consent of the pastor.
Full
credit will be given for all work accomplished by the student prior to the time
of expulsion.
